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Old July 10th, 2010, 03:17 AM   #1
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Close encounter of the "squid" kind

Took my Ninja out yesterday to fill her up and head to a friends house to chill and as I was pulling out of my neighborhood, a CBR 600 (streetfighter) passed me and the underdressed rider gave me a peace sign, so I nodded. I went onto road and followed said squid 'til we got to a stoplight and the rider was far enough to the right of the lane for me to pull up a bit next to 'em, so I could get a better look at the bike and the rider. I pull up and SHE flips up her modular helmet to chat. I immediately notice the nose ring and green hair just barely sticking out the top of the helmet.

Her: Nice day for riding, isn't it?
Me: AWESOME DAY for riding!
Her: So you heading for route 5?
Me: Sorry, what? No, I don't have a 5 on me!
Her: No! lol Where are you heading?
Me: Gas Station to fill my baby up with premium.

As I finished my sentence, the light turned green, so I gave her a nod to let her know and she went first. She was there first and besides, I kind of wanted to watch her from behind. FOR SAFETY REASONS! We then came up to a right turn that we were both taking at a light. I was watching the traffic patterns before I even got up to the light so that I wouldn't be that idiot that pulled out in front of a car... my new acquaintance, however, did none of this and cruised right in front of a vehicle who had a green and was making a left onto the road that she was making a right on. Luckily, the guy making the left was paying attention and slowed to a stop as she looked at him real quick and then gave her bike some gas in the middle of the turn to rush off in embarrassment. I just waited 'til everybody was clear before I turned.

Obviously, she was distracted by my super cool color coordinated gear and pretty blue eyes that match my bike.

Note: I wish I had my camera on me SOOOO bad. Woulda snapped a pic.
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Old July 10th, 2010, 04:17 AM   #2
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Me: Gas Station to fill my baby up with premium.
Interesting story. The bit that caught my eye is the premium gasoline... Unless you got money burning a hole in your wallet, I'd save a buck and go with 87. There is a long thread about this topic if you're interested.

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Old July 10th, 2010, 04:34 AM   #3
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Old July 10th, 2010, 05:48 AM   #4
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LOL! That "look cool" mentality always gets one in trouble. :-)
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Old July 10th, 2010, 06:35 PM   #5
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I'll be running a BRT TIS Non Programmable CDI soon and I figured I might as well just fill up with premium. Also, the price difference isn't much, so I'm okay with the change.
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Old July 10th, 2010, 09:40 PM   #6
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I'll be running a BRT TIS Non Programmable CDI soon and I figured I might as well just fill up with premium. Also, the price difference isn't much, so I'm okay with the change.
Good call!
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Old July 13th, 2010, 12:29 PM   #7
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Question about the gas. I have been using premium and have stayed with premium because im not sure if i can fill it with regular b4 its completely empty? I wasnt sure if i could mix the 2. Or should I let it go down really far then fill it?
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I kind of wanted to watch her from behind. FOR SAFETY REASONS!
what a gentleman!
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For a carbureted bike, the performance difference between using premium and a lower grade are probably not that much different to justify the added cost of the premium. A car on the other hand could be very different.

And yes, no problem at all with mixing them. As long as one of them is not diesel or E85.
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For a carbureted bike, the performance difference between using premium and a lower grade are probably not that much different to justify the added cost of the premium. A car on the other hand could be very different.

And yes, no problem at all with mixing them. As long as one of them is not diesel or E85.
Diesel is bad?!!?!? I thought it added torques. JKJK

I'm using premium because with advanced timing, I believe you need a higher octane to insure against knocking which is said to be bad.
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